Releasing Background Check Results - First Advantage

Releasing Background Check Results

If a contact has received an individual compliance result of less than IC01 from your background check company and the minimum pre-adverse period (6 business days) has expired, you as the employer will have the option to Release Result or Do Not Release Result into your Aspen iRecord® account.

When to make a release decision

If a contact has received an individual compliance result of less than IC01 from your background check company, the background check status will display as Click Here For Instructions.

Click here for instructions: Displays when contact is;

• Ready for Review Pre-adverse
• Ready for Review
• Needs Attention

Clicking this status brings up the existing, relevant screen providing additional instruction.

Ready for Review:  The background check needs to be reviewed for accuracy by the contact, they are given 6 business days (pre-adverse period) to review the information on the background check to determine the next step. 

Making a release decision

Once the background check has been reviewed and the pre-adverse period has expired; you can then make a decision to release or not release the background check result to your Aspen iRecord® account.

You should read to understand the implications; follow all instructions on screen before making a release decision. Click the checkbox I confirm that after your detailed review of the implications and you will then be able to click either the Release Result or Do Not Release Result button.
A confirmation message will appear confirming that your decision was successfully completed.

After making a release decision

Where you have clicked the Release Result button, the IC02, IC03 or IC04 will be displayed within your Aspen iRecord® account.

Where you have clicked the Do Not Release Result button, the individual compliance result will be displayed as “Private” in your Aspen iRecord® account.